AllScale says it raised $5 million to build a self-custody stablecoin neobank, but the reported Animoca Brands tie-in is not confirmed in the available materials. The real takeaway: stablecoin payments infrastructure is getting serious attention, even if the headline buzz is ahead of the receipts.
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Bitcoin Policy Institute’s Freedom Tech DC 2026 aims to bring Bitcoin, privacy, and self-custody into Washington’s policy crosshairs, framing crypto as financial infrastructure and a civil-liberties fight—not just a price chart.
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Two Texas brothers pleaded guilty in a federal case tied to the armed kidnapping of a Minnesota family and the theft of about $8 million in crypto — a brutal reminder that crypto crime can turn physical fast, and privacy is part of security.
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Bitcoin’s state-by-state adoption map shows a blunt reality: “open money” still leans toward wealthier states, where access, education, and disposable income make getting in easier. Permissionless on paper doesn’t mean evenly distributed in real life.
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Australia’s new crypto Travel Rule is pushing Bitcoin users off exchanges and into self-custody as stricter identity checks, delays, and transfer reporting kick in on July 1. More compliance, less convenience — and more reason to hold your own keys.
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Bitcoin exchange supply has dropped to 2.56 million BTC, marking the sharpest drawdown since 2020. That matters because coins leaving centralized exchanges usually means more self-custody, more cold storage, and less BTC sitting around ready to be tossed onto the market at the first sign of volatility. Exchange supply: 2.56 million BTC Sharpest drawdown since: […]
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Bitcoin spot ETFs see _316M outflows, marking fifth week of decline just logged another ugly week, with $316 million in net outflows and a fifth straight week of decline. The funds that once looked like a one-way institutional express lane into BTC are now seeing money back out the door as traders and portfolio managers […]
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Europe’s MiCA deadline is no joke: on July 1, crypto firms without authorization may be forced out of the EU market, and users could be the ones scrambling to move funds before the doors shut. MiCA deadline: July 1, 2026 Unlicensed firms: must stop serving EU customers Market squeeze: around 75% of pre-MiCA providers may […]
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Fortune has launched its inaugural Crypto 100 rankings, and BlackRock landed at the top of the ETFs category — a result that surprises roughly no one who has been watching traditional finance slurp up Bitcoin exposure with both hands. Fortune debuts its Crypto 100 rankings BlackRock leads the ETF category Bitcoin is being packaged for […]
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House Crypto Tax Bills Hit a Bipartisan Wall as Democrats Push to Slow Reform Washington is once again proving it can turn even simple tax clarity into a knife fight. House Republicans want to move a set of crypto tax reform bills forward, but Democrats are pushing to slow the process, leaving Bitcoin users and […]
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